Traditional & Folk Songs with lyrics, midis & Mp3Modes of the Court

The Modes of the Court

The Modes of the Court
(John Gay)
The modes of the court so common have grown,
That a true friend can hardly be met.
friends for interest is but a loan
Which they let out for what they can get.
'Tis true, you find
Some friends so kind
Who will give you good counsel themselves to defend.
In sorrowful ditty
They promise, they pity
But shift you, for money, from friend to friend.
From The Beggar's Opera, Gay
tune: Liliburlero